Labeling
In: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society
Labeling
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n331
Subject: Race & Ethnicity
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Labeling is a concept introduced by sociologist Howard Becker during the 1950s in an attempt to explain why certain people are viewed as deviant while others who engage in the same behavior are not. Although not initially applied to issues of ...
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